Indian woman mesmerizes Met Gala with $19.89 million worth of diamonds

Sudha Reddy slay the Met Gala carpet as an Indian woman wearing a 180-carat diamond necklace and two solitaire diamond rings worth Rs 166 crore.

Who is Sudha Reddy?

In 1989, PP Reddy and her husband PV Krishna Reddy co-founded the Hyderabad-based business conglomerate MEIL Group-Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Limited, of which Sudha Reddy is the director.

His primary responsibilities as a director include corporate social responsibility, partnerships with the community, wellness initiatives and business ventures in the hospitality industry. Apart from this, she also serves as the Chairperson of Sudha Reddy Foundation.

Reddy is no stranger to the red carpet, despite the fact that the media may not have given her much coverage. She has appeared at fashion weeks such as Paris Haute Couture Week and Paris Fashion Week, the Met Gala in 2021 and most recently the Cannes Film Festival premiere of Leonardo DiCaprio’s Killers of the Flower Moon.

The Hyderabad billionaire and philanthropist wore an ethereal white custom-made Tarun Tahiliani corset of the year, handmade with thousands of French knots, Indian couching embroidery, Swarovski crystals and silk thread work, while holding a Met Gala rose A self-portrait was also included. “Garden of Time” theme.

In total, 4,500 hours were spent by 80 artisans making each piece by hand. Apart from this, she also wore a vintage Chanel purse with it, which is worth more than $40,000 (approximately Rs 33 lakh).